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  1. big dog
    Way to go Perk! Let's end this thing.
  2. big dog
    I will vote for Dozier. However, 36 14-year-old KC hackers are going to vote 42 million times, so maybe I'll just spend the day at work, working. For a change.
  3. big dog
    That catch was definitely worth the wait! Nice call. That thing I said earlier about the Rosario-Buxton-Hicks outfield? Excitement is ramping up here.
  4. big dog
    I'm starting to get kind of excited about the Rosario-Buxton-Hicks outfield of 2016.
  5. big dog
    I'm pretty impressed with what I've seen of Graham. Not as polished as he needs to be, but that's the Rule 5 standard. If I restrict the discussion to just Graham and Gilmartin, I'd rather have Graham. But "both" would be a better answer.
  6. big dog
    Ty-ler Jay! <clap> Ty-ler Jay! <clap> Ty-ler Jay! <clap> Ty-ler Jay! <clap>
  7. big dog
    Thanks for the link to the video. Would be fun to go see the Lookouts play "hit the ball until it screams". I thought the bat boy was running out to greet Kepler after the catch- no, that's our 5-9, 200 lb second baseman Meneses. Looking at the video, the 5-9 is optimistic and the 200 might be pessimistic...
  8. big dog
    Nice writeup, thanks. Walker...meaningless run, picked off first base with two outs in the ninth...ouch. Nice to see Mr. Sano doing well.
  9. big dog
    Thanks, everyone, for the thoughts. This is the context in which I take WAR- one way of looking for the answer, not THE answer. I was just wondering, as a novice, why two players with such dissimilar stats could have the same ranking in this particular system. I appreciate all the insights.
  10. big dog
    Nice to see him progressing- hope he keeps it up. Pretty phenomenal year to date. Would love for the Twins to have to figure out where he plays in the majors and who he bumps.
  11. big dog
    Very glad to hear it, looking forward to watching him. Welcome to the Bigs, Mr. Meyer!
  12. big dog
    Thanks very much, I haven't watched a Rangers game all year and I didn't realize Fielder was mainly a DH. Agreed about the need for a defense/positional adjustment, too, no question, however they want to try and measure it. 4 errors in 11 games at first base...yikes. He wasn't too bad in the field previously, or at least I didn't think he was. I appreciate the feedback.
  13. big dog
    I have a question, and while the obvious answer to some is "because WAR sucks", that's not really what I'm looking for here... If the moderators want to just scrub this whole thing, I understand. I was looking at some stats this morning and stumbled across this stat line when sorting by WAR. Fielder, 1.7 vs Hosmer, 1.8 (but those are rounded numbers and they are listed next to each other in a ranking of all players, so it's probably very close to a tie). When I actually look at the stats, here are the direct comparisons, Fielder vs. Hosmer AB, 272 vs 260 R, 35 vs 39 H, 93 vs 76 2B, 16 vs 14 3B, 0 vs 2 HR, 11 vs 8 RBI, 47 vs 39 SB, 0 vs 3 CS, 0 vs 2 BB, 27 vs 27 SO, 37 vs 52 AVG, .342 vs .292 OBP, .412 vs .359 SLG, .522 vs .454 OPS, .934 vs .812 for fielding stats: E, 4 vs 1 FPCT, .949 vs .998 RF, 7.26 vs 9.14 It seems to me that the gap in hitting is pretty strong in favor of Fielder. My question to those who understand the WAR calculation- what creates the advantage for Hosmer that actually makes his WAR at least a little bit higher? I assume it is some combination of fielding value and park effect, but I'd like to know more about it. I would guess that 3 more errors and less range at first base doesn't really make up for 122 points of OPS, so what else puts the calculation slightly in Hosmer's favor? Thank you.
  14. big dog
    Arcia's OPS in Rochester right now is .527. I can see that getting him benched tonight, but not put on a plane tomorrow. I sure wish he would get hot. I'd like to see Oliveros, but he's been scuffling lately. Pinto is still out. Maybe Santana?
  15. big dog
    Assisted by a two-base error.
  16. big dog
    If the Twins hold on, they will win and Buxton won't strike out for the fifth time. Those are two Good Things.
  17. big dog
    So Buxton fails as a ninth-place hitter, and he has one successful day as a leadoff hitter. Two plausible interpretations: 1. Molitor knew he would succeed against Danks and put him in the right spot, and he also knows he isn't going to do so well against others so he batted him lower. 2. Buxton hits better when he leads off, no matter who pitches. I'm going to go with interpretation 1, as a matter of belief, but I'm ready to see Buxton at the top for a few games just to give us more than one data point to discuss. As mentioned above, given our miserable offense lately, what harm can it really do? I don't think Buxton failing at leadoff is going to wreck his confidence any more than him doing poorly in the ninth spot (though he did manage to get one hit last night batting last).
  18. big dog
    Meanwhile, to return the talk to Buxton... Happy to watch him run last night. I don't think batting him leadoff made him better. As others have said, batting against Danks made him better. Ditto for Vargas. Last night was a unicorn until it happens again. And I sure hope it does. Tonight would be a good time for it.
  19. big dog
    I agree, and that's my point, actually- if we are giving up on the playoffs, let him learn. If we aren't, go get a real DH who can help the team now. Neither Escobar nor Nunez is a solution.
  20. big dog
    I'm close to losing it watching Vargas strike out with men on base by taking a strike, or flailing at a pitch in the dirt. There are no good options for DH on the roster right now.
  21. big dog
    Vargas since his return- .167 BA, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI (36 at-bats). 13 K's, 0 BB's. If we are giving up on the year, let him work through it and hope he develops. If we aren't, we need to fix that spot. Right now he's the Designated Out, unless it's the ninth inning against St. Louis. I promise to still wear my Mauer jersey if Joe sits for a while, though I don't know what sitting him accomplishes at this point.
  22. big dog
    I've hoped for him to do well, and he's certainly fielding better than in previous years- that ball would have probably been 10 feet over Schafer's head, though that's an abysmally low standard- but his bat just refuses to meet the ball squarely. I'm ready for Buxton.
  23. big dog
    I blame the entire team for sucking with runners on base.
  24. big dog
    Good call on the jinx.
  25. big dog
    ChiTown, you're hatin' on Blues Fest???
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